proracketeer
Professional
What box beamed racquets are on the market?
Any headlight tweener?
Any headlight tweener?
current box beams
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FedererForehand
Banned
K90, Kps 88...
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dunlop1857
Guest
Donnay Pro One Int'l mid is pretty much same mold as the PS 95 without the PWS on the sides...
Check out the Dunlop Aerogel and Aerogel 4D racquets. Very well designed and made. Whatever your definition of tweener, I would think you'll find one in their range.
I agree about the Wilson feel. My fave is their box beam constructed of (braided) 80 graphite/20 kevlar -- great feel.
The Dunlops do, the AG (both normal and 4D) 100, 200 (both string patterns), 300 (both string patterns and tour/nontour versions) and 500 (both string patterns) all have box beams, and the racquets are made with great quality. There are a few SICK frames there, the AG300 is a brilliant frame.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
The Ps95 is 10 points Head light though and the Donnay is 6.
JediMindTrick
Hall of Fame
The Head Prestiges also have box beams.
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
prestiges...
the Prestige team is a underrated box beam tweener imo. many people disregard it due to it's even balance and light specs...
plus you still can find some Head tour classic 660... not long ago it was being sold by TW. it's the early version of the Prestige team (with heavier specs and no caps)
the Prestige team is a underrated box beam tweener imo. many people disregard it due to it's even balance and light specs...
plus you still can find some Head tour classic 660... not long ago it was being sold by TW. it's the early version of the Prestige team (with heavier specs and no caps)
Yeah, the Redondos are excellent -- with the Mid outperforming the MP slightly, imo. Plenty of feel and control but still have oomph when you need it.
hyogen
Hall of Fame
i really like the prestige team, myself. I've come back to this frame like 6 times now.
How do you like customizing the racquet? I find it just a little too light.
Bud
Bionic Poster
klementine
Hall of Fame
+1
Prestiges
Prestiges
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Deleted member 19728
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The ignite has a fairly thick boxed beam but may be a little bit too heavy to be considered a tweener.
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
i added some 30 grams (oz???) in equal amounts at 3\9 (7,5\7,5) and butt (15) to keep the original balance
and you know what... i like just as much as the rad tt if not more...
hyogen
Hall of Fame
i'm selling a twin tube radical right now if you're interested. i try not to put lead on my frame too much, b/c i know i'll keep playing with it all the time whenever i hit a shot out. I try to only play with lead on my handle.
I definitely like this frame, but I think I'm just as happy with the dunlop 300's....so I'll switch to them for now.
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Deleted member 21996
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if my wife knows im buying ine more frame she will pack me out!...
but thanks for the offer anyways!...
currently im using the Prestige 660 and the pro tour 690 with similar custom weights!
Yes, I do. Much better feel than other beam shapes.
Tennis_dude ^_^
Semi-Pro
prince ignite
stevewcosta
Professional
Agreed. The only true box beams on the market are PS K88 and K90. Others people have mentioned are almost box...as close as it gets these days. Box beams are the only way to go for me (started playing in the 80s with Yonex R series box beams - best >90 sq. in. box beams ever!). I have to settle on the PS now (85 & K90) even though my game has declined. Other frame shapes lack feel/directional control (for me, others would disagree).
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
But the balance has nothing to do with the mold. You can use the same mold and make frames with just about any balance that you want by adjusting the layup. Some pros use frames that are the same mold as a retail frame but have very different weights or balances or weight distributions because they are custom made for that pro using the same mold. The mold just gives you the shape of the frame.
Many players have come to recognize that Wilson's PS 6.0 95 was designed to be almost overly head light – in order to provide plenty of margin for lead customization at PWS and higher in the hoop, without necessarily resorting to offsetting lead placement in the handle.
I agree about the Wilson feel. My fave is their box beam constructed of (braided) 80 graphite/20 kevlar -- great feel.
Absolutely. Both PS 60 and Volkl C-10 Pro, inter alia, have great feel in different ways – due to similar Kevlar/graphite formulas. [Nonetheless, the C-10 Pro is not a box beam.]
